NEED SOME HELP PLEASE!

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You need to repeat this a few more times to match how many times she's
already posted this.
 
It doesn't seem like you read all of my post!

Dells have two types of Product Keys.

The generic Product Key (shared by thousands of other Dells) is the one
that is on your hard drive. If you intend to reinstall Windows and
choose to use a non-Dell XP installation CD, then that product key is of
no use to you. You would have to use the key that is on the COA sticker.
That key will *not* be on your hard drive currently.

However, if you were to reinstall Windows using a non-Dell XP
installation CD, then the key on your sticker will ultimately match the
one on the hard drive.

You cannot view the product key on the hard drive unless you use a
program like Belarc Advisor or Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder. Links:

http://www.belarc.com/

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/

If you do not have malware on your PC and if your anti-malware program
is warning you that these programs contain malware, that would be a
false positive and you can ignore it. If you are unable to install
either program, then surely there is something wrong with your system.

This leads us to the next question:

What specifically is wrong with your system?

If you choose to reinstall Windows using a Dell-branded XP installation
CD (Hopefully you have one! Do you?), then you don't even NEED to enter
a Product Key.

Hopefully, this explanation has cleared this up for you.
 
24ggirl said:
I'll ask you again, can you please tell me where I would look for the key
code manually in my computer?
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It is not stored anywhere on the hard drive in a plain text format,
unless you've deliberately typed it into a text file or Word document
and saved it.

It's stored in the registry, in an encrypted format. You cannot
simply read it; you need a tools such as Magic Jelly Finder of Belarc
Advisor to decrypt it for you.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
24ggirl said:
My virus program is preventing me from using this tool.
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Then you need to get a better anti-virus program, one less prone to
false positives.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
HeyBub said:
Geeze, why do I have to think of everything...
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Because what else will you do if you don't take responsibility for
your self and for others? You have to be kept busy at all times
to protect young b0y5 and g1rl5 from predators like you.

hth


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HeyBub said:
Geeze, why do I have to think of everything...
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Because what else will you do if you don't take responsibility for
your self and for others? You have to be kept busy at all times
to protect young boys and girls from predators like you.

hth



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Replied here due to censorship by Micro-$hit!

<http://tinyurl.com/35mwtar>

hope you can all read it and protect the vulnerables!

So, DISABLE the virus program!

Geeze, why do I have to think of everything...
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INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF
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ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright LD5SZRA 2010.
 
LOL! I thought of saying that when I replied. Now if you'd removed "fil" I
would've given you a cookie.
 
I'll ask you again, can you please tell me where I would look for the key
code manually in my computer?
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You don't. There is your simple answer. Microsoft did not make it easy
to find the license key after it has been entered.
 
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